bony(adjective) adjective1. being very thin- pale bony handsSimilar word(s): lean, thin, boney, scraggly, scraggy, scrawny, skinny, underweight, weedy2. composed of or containing boneSimilar word(s): osseous, osteal3. having bones especially many or prominent bones- a bony shad fillet- her bony wrist- bony fishSimilar word(s): bone, boned, bonelike, boney